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Power Problems • September 21, 2021 

# The Battle of Ideas over America’s Role in the World 

Stephen Wertheim is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for Peace. He discusses 20 years of failed post‑9/​11 national security policies, the strategy of global military dominance, and the ongoing the battle of ideas on the U.S. role in the world.

**Show Notes**

- [Stephen Wertheim bio](https://carnegieendowment.org/experts/2062)
- Stephen Wertheim, “[The Ever-Ready Answer for Failure in Afghanistan: More War,](https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/08/18/afghanistan-withdrawal-accept-defeat/)” *The Washington Post*,
- Stephen Wertheim, “[Delusions of Dominance: Biden Can’t Restore American Primacy – And Shouldn’t Try](https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2021-01-25/delusions-dominance),” *Foreign Affairs*, January 25, 2021.

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##### Stephen Wertheim 

Senior Fellow, American Statecraft Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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##### John Glaser 

Host, Power Problems Podcast

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